Super Card System

Just as Gekko Moria transformed into a chatterbox, babbling on about the Beasts Pirates to Crocodile and the others, in Kyoto of Wano Country, Ian was also chasing the mysterious assassin all the way to the outskirts of Kyoto.

Ian flew in the air. Although he had a bird's-eye view, the mysterious assassin was dressed entirely in black. Even under the bright moonlight, the black attire made the assassin inconspicuous in the night. To prevent losing track, Ian expanded his En field, closely sensing the opponent.

The assassin seemed to have noticed someone following from above. Previously, he had been darting back and forth through the streets and alleys of Kyoto, seemingly trying to use the blind spots of buildings to shake off the aerial pursuer.

But whenever he hid in various shadowy corners, Ian would directly send a slash of sword energy toward his position, forcing the assassin out again.

After several exchanges, the assassin realized that the pursuer might possess powerful Observation Haki and knew he couldn't escape. So he simply jumped onto the rooftops of Kyoto's buildings, picked a straight path, and kept leaping forward, intending to shake off Ian with speed.

Unfortunately, the assassin underestimated Ian's flying speed. Even after being chased to the outskirts of Kyoto, he couldn't shake off Ian.

Upon reaching the sparsely populated outskirts, Ian felt it was time. He accelerated, diving down from above, and aimed a flying kick at the back of the assassin's head!

Actually, Ian was quite curious about who this assassin was, daring to cause trouble in the Tenshukaku of Kyoto. Although it was unclear whether the assassin intended to assassinate the shogun, the explosion at the Tenshukaku was real.

Ian had no interest in whether the shogun was dead or alive; he just wanted to find out who this assassin was. So he planned to capture him alive.

Missing the attack, Ian naturally landed. But fortunately, after landing, the assassin didn't continue to flee but turned around to look at Ian.

"Yo, a ninja!" Ian observed the masked ninja attire and, after scrutinizing the figure, couldn't help but laugh, "And a female ninja at that!?"

Although Ian noticed that the assassin's hips were unusually wide and plump, the overall figure was slender—a physique only a woman would have.

"Why are you following me?"

Being recognized, the female ninja didn't mind and directly asked Ian. Her voice was, how to put it, very pleasant. Moreover, for some reason, it gave Ian a tingling sensation in his ears, similar to when Reiju would whisper while blowing softly into his ear.

With such a voice, could she be a great beauty? Ian thought. But looking at her unusually wide and plump hips, he was a bit puzzled, worried it might be a stark contrast…

"Who are you?" Ian shook off the distracting thoughts, put away his smile, and asked seriously, "Did you infiltrate the Tenshukaku to assassinate the shogun or what? Which faction are you from?"

"Oh ho ho ho!" The female ninja placed one hand on her hip, slightly jutting out her waist, and laughed, "If I'm not mistaken, you're Black Dragon Ian, one of the Four Emperors, right? The shogun of Wano Country imprisoned your vice-captain and your friend Ace. Don't tell me you're not angry… So even if I assassinated him, wouldn't I be helping you vent your anger?"

Ian's face immediately turned cold, and he said in a stern voice, "I, Ian, have not reached the point where I need others to help me vent my anger! And it seems you know me quite well! That means you're probably not one of the surviving samurai of the Kozuki family. Who exactly are you? Take off the mask on your face!"

"What if I refuse?" The female ninja chuckled.

"Then I'll take it off myself!" Ian said coldly. As he spoke, he moved and rushed toward the female ninja!

Since the other party was not one of the surviving samurai of the Kozuki family and knew his identity so well, chances were high she was from the outside world. Currently, the only outsiders on Wano Country's island that Ian could think of were the Beasts Pirates!

This woman must be captured!

In an instant, Ian reached the female ninja, reaching out to grab the mask on her face. However, the female ninja was agile, quickly dodging and doing a backflip to escape.

Ian's grab missed, and he immediately predicted the female ninja's next move. He waved his hand, and a bolt of lightning illuminated the night sky, striking where the female ninja was about to land!

The lightning directly hit the female ninja, who had just stabilized herself, making a sizzling sound.

For this lightning strike, Ian controlled the power; he just wanted to stun her, not kill her. But strangely, after the lightning disappeared, the female ninja was still standing there, unharmed!

Huh!? This situation left Ian momentarily stunned. He could sense that it wasn't that the opponent withstood the energy of the lightning, but that the lightning had no effect on her!

What's going on? Could she be a Devil Fruit user immune to electricity?

Though his thoughts raced, Ian's actions didn't pause. As he rushed toward the female ninja again, his hands were already ignited with raging black flames. After closing the distance, his right hand trailed a fiery tail as he clawed toward the female ninja!

The high temperature of the Demonic Flames made the female ninja sense it as soon as Ian approached. She didn't dare to be careless and instantly drew a short blade from her waist to block in front of her.

Ian's right hand grabbed the blade of the short sword. Like cutting through tofu, the flames between his fingers instantly cut the female ninja's blade into five segments, each melting into molten iron.

The female ninja immediately let go of the melting short sword and rapidly retreated. Sacrificing a weapon bought her some time, allowing her to dodge Ian's attack. However, passing so close to the Demonic Flames, she still smelled the scent of burnt hair coming from her body.

"Damn it! My fur!" After retreating, the female ninja's voice sounded exasperated. She quickly tore off the mask on her face, which had been crisped by the high temperature and turned to fragments upon being pulled. Ignoring that, she reached up to touch her face.

Ian was stunned because when the mask was torn off, he realized that the female ninja before him was not human as he had imagined but had fur on her face—a Mink!

Her nose was somewhat pointed and long, with nostrils at the tip. She had long eyelashes, and her eyes were large and beautiful, but her pupils were significantly different from humans—they were oval-shaped!

Although she had been wearing a mask, the high temperature had still damaged the fur on her face. The female ninja felt her face for a moment, realizing that the fur had become somewhat curled. The smell of burning from her nose made her very annoyed, so she decided not to hide her identity anymore. She reached up and pulled off the headscarf, revealing two upright ears.

At the same time, there was a "poof" sound from behind her hips, and a fluffy tail popped out. As the tail extended, the previous sense of plumpness in her hips naturally disappeared—it turned out she had been hiding her tail before…

Upright ears, a fluffy tail, a pointed nose, and unique facial features—Ian immediately recognized that she was a fox!

To be precise, a fox Mink…

Minks only come from one place: Zou, the homeland of Doroni. Could it be that he was mistaken and that this fox Mink disguised as a female ninja was indeed a surviving retainer of the Kozuki family, coming to Kyoto to assassinate the shogun for revenge?

After all, in Ian's impression, Zou and the Kozuki family had an extraordinary relationship…

However, just as Ian was thinking this, a voice came from behind: "Ian, catch her quickly! Don't let her escape!"

Ian turned to see that it was Ace who spoke. Their speed was not slow; although their Devil Fruit abilities had issues, their physical prowess was still intact, and they had been closely following and had now caught up.

"What do you mean? Is she an enemy?" Ian asked.

"Yes!" Ace nodded. "She is Queen the Plague of the Beasts Pirates!"

"What!?" Ian was shocked by this news. He quickly looked at the female ninja opposite him and found her staring angrily at him. He hurriedly asked Ace, "Hey, are you sure? She's Queen the Plague, one of the Three Calamities!? Isn't she a Mink!?"

"Yes, she's a Mink!" Ace nodded. "But she's not a warrior from Zou; she's a traitor to Zou!"

Whoa, that's a lot to take in! Ian was a bit overwhelmed but knew that now was not the time for questions. He immediately drew his Senbonzakura and Black Wing Devil swords.

"You will pay for what you've done!!"

At the same time, accompanied by an angry roar, Queen the Plague opposite him began to change. Her clothes started to burst, but what was revealed after the clothes tore wasn't an enticing body but fur that kept growing longer. Not only that, her entire body was continuously expanding. In just a short time, a giant fox appeared before everyone.

This transformation surprised Ian because the giant fox in front of him was over ten meters long, far exceeding his imagination of what a fox should be.

However, this wasn't the most bizarre part. Queen's transformation wasn't over yet. In the eyes of Ian and the others who had just arrived, the giant fox slowly grew… two more heads!

Two fox heads identical to the first! This way, along with her original head, the giant fox became a beast with three fox heads!

A… monster!

Ian was dumbfounded, staring at this three-headed fox. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration brought back some memories, and he couldn't help but blurt out, "Cerberus!? The Hellhound!?"

If Moria were here, he would probably point at Queen, jumping and shouting, "It's her! It's her!"

Among the zombies created by Moria, there was such a Cerberus zombie. Interestingly, that Cerberus's combat power was negligible, and one of the heads was even a fox!

Of course, Moria couldn't have created such a zombie out of thin air. In fact, after being defeated by the Beasts Pirates and witnessing Queen the Plague's Devil Fruit form, he subconsciously created such a Cerberus zombie when forming his zombie army…

"Exactly!" Fujitora said solemnly from the side. "She is a fox Mink who ate the Cerberus Fruit, and Minks… seem to value their fur greatly… Captain, it appears you just burned her fur?"

"I…" Ian didn't know what to say…

"But that's not the most troublesome part!" Marco looked up at the bright moon in the sky and said, "The most troublesome thing is that today is a full moon…"

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